ERIC Number: EJ891849
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
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Student Perceptions of Classroom Learning Environments: Development of the ClassMaps Survey
Doll, Beth; Spies, Robert A.; LeClair, Courtney M.; Kurien, Sarah A.; Foley, Brett P.
School Psychology Review, v39 n2 p203-218 2010
The purpose of this study was to describe the means, variability, internal consistency reliability, and structural validity evidence of the ClassMaps Survey, a measure of student perceptions of classroom learning environments. The ClassMaps Survey is a 55-item student rating scale of eight important classroom characteristics. The survey provides a brief, relevant, and conceptually simple appraisal of students' perceptions of the classroom conditions that contribute to academic engagement. Participants were 345 third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students drawn from a public school in the Midwest and a second in the Northeast. Results demonstrated that 53 of the 55 survey items loaded onto their predicted subscale, subscale alphas were at or above 0.75, and the survey means were relatively consistent across grade and gender. Results suggest that the ClassMaps Survey is a promising measure that captures students' perspectives of classroom environments so they can be used to plan and implement classwide interventions. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Rating Scales, Classroom Environment, Predictor Variables, Item Analysis, Classroom Research, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Parent School Relationship, Personal Autonomy, Self Efficacy, Self Control
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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